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524:"Spatio-temporal variation in the concentration of airborne particulate matter (PM10) in Uganda," Silver Onyango, Beth Parks, Simon Anguma, Qingyu Meng, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019.
487:"Inhomogeneous broadening of single photon transitions in molecular magnets," Beth Parks, Joseph Loomis*, Evan Rumberger, En-Che Yang, David N. Hendrickson, and George Christou, Journal of Applied Physics, 91, 7170 (2002).
533:"Validation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Height Estimated from the MODIS Atmospheric Profile Data at an Equatorial Site," Silver Onyango, Simon K. Anguma, Geoffrey Andima, and Beth Parks, Atmosphere, 11, 908, 2020.
496:"Effect of mechanical stress on the linewidth of single photon absorptions in Mn12-acetate" Beth Parks, Lea Vacca*, Evan Rumberger, David N. Hendrickson, George Christou, Physica B, 329-333 pt. 2, 1181-2 (2003).
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478:"Linewidth of single-photon transitions in Mn12-acetate," Beth Parks, Joseph Loomis*, Evan Rumberger, David N. Hendrickson, and George Christou, Physical Review B, 64, 184426 (2001).
308:"Research-inspired problems for electricity and magnetism," Beth Parks, American Journal of Physics 74, 351 (2006).March 27, 2006 Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology
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She has explored different methods of teaching physics. For instance, the introductory course on Atoms and Waves was taught in both a standard format and in a "
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